Shloka 34
पाण्डवानां वनप्रस्थानवर्णनम् / The Pāṇḍavas’ Departure for the Forest
Vidura’s Report and Portents
द्रौपहुुवाच लोभो धर्मस्य नाशाय भगवन् नाहमुत्सहे । अनर्ां वरमादातुं तृतीयं राजसत्तम
drauphy uvāca lobho dharmasya nāśāya bhagavan nāham utsahe | anarthāṁ varam ādātuṁ tṛtīyaṁ rājasattama ||
দ্ৰৌপদীয়ে ক’লে— “ভগৱন! লোভে ধৰ্ম নাশ কৰে; তৃতীয় বৰ গ্ৰহণ কৰিবলৈ মই সাহস নকৰোঁ। ৰাজসত্তম! তৃতীয় বৰ লোৱাটো অনর্থ ডাকি আনিব।”
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse warns that greed (lobha) destroys dharma, and it praises ethical restraint: even when one is offered more, one should refuse what would lead to harm (anartha) or further moral collapse.
After receiving boons, Draupadī addresses the king respectfully and declines a third boon, stating that accepting more would be driven by greed and would invite misfortune, thereby undermining dharma.